ITV Schools 'Lightspots' Junction and My World titles - mid-70s
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- A complete junction from ITV Schools from the colour lightspots era. I believe this was the last caption used before the switch to interval slides circa 1976-77, so this recording dates from sometime in the mid-70s. Can anyone be any more specific?
The 'My World' titles are included, with the theme tune 'Puppy Dog Tails'. The recording then stops, so we never find out what the nice lady had to show us!
Thanks to Simon Luxton for the recording.
I remember a different world back then .
A better world.
The music playing while the clock runs is "Middle Of The Day" by Ronnie Hazelhurst who used to do lots of music for BBC TV shows.
Oh, this is absolutely wonderful - so utterly nostalgic! I loved to sit and listen to these bits of music and I now at last have some of these tunes from the Watch With Teacher CD. In order of play here, they're: 1 Beadle-um-Bo, 2 Les Trois Chats (my fave), 3 Avez-Vous Le Tempo, and 4 Middle Of The Day - all by the Regency Orchestra. Sometimes, during the longer 10.30 am 'break-time' interval, a fifth tune, Eldorado, would be inserted between pieces 2 and 3.
My guess is late 1973 to late 1974.
I wish someone would give us footage of the interval that ran from 10.30 until 11.00 and music that was played.
Good stuff! I'm guessing this is around 1974-75 as I think ITV used another later version of the lightspots caption during the 1975-76 school year that had the greyscale boxes on top and underneath the lightspots and the "ITV FOR SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES" legend below the bottom set of greyscale boxes. That only lasted a year before the picture slides came in from September 1976.
Yes I agree on that as well
At my school we would have watched this on a huge black and white TV so had no idea the lightspots were different colours or what it meant.
Anthony is spot on at positively dating this from the Spring term of 1974.
my fucking arse it is...the first piece of music is Beadle-Um-Bo by the Regency Orchestra from 1975.
@@barbaraannecortina7899 Yes,it is 1975..,All the tracks are from the same original Lp which is 1975,-Titled - Light Background Vol 1,Various Artists,from The Regency Line Music Library,Although the Watch With Teacher CD Comp have them incorrectly listed as all being by The Regency Orch...The tracks played here are.....1.NORMAN WARREN : BEADLE - UM -BO (As You Mentioned),2.NORMAN WARREN : LES TROIS CHATS,3.NORMAN WARREN : AVEZ - VOUS LE TEMPO, 4.ROGER HOLMAN AND SIMON MAY : MIDDLE OF THE DAY
@simmo5 Thanks for the info - I knew there were different variants of the Lightspots caption used in the 70s, but was uncertain what was shown when. So, this is from earlier than I'd thought then!
As stated below, there was apparently a later version of this light spots slide which had sans serif type and ran for only around a year in 75/76 before picture rolls came on. Amazing to see the real junction not just a mock though.
Not sure where your comment has gone about the tumblr site Rob. It came through on an email. But thanks and I'll check it out!
+CaptainSiCo no worries. Only just started, but wanted to collect all the ITV schools videos and content stream link in one place for easier searching and archiving of
+Rob Mortimer Great idea!!
lol it sounds like that advert for Guinness in the late 90's!! the one with the freeky guy in it
sounds nothing LIKE the fucking Guinness advert at all! Plus, there's only one 'e' in 'freaky', bell-end!
Only those over 40 can really remember .
I come into that category as I am now aged 52. This would have been when I started infant school in 1975, though I really remember the slides that came later.
Beadle-Um Bo, Les Trois Chats and Avez-Vous Le Tempo all composed by Norman Warren. Eine Kleine Swipe, Eldorado and Middle Of The Day all composed by Roger Holman and Simon May.
If the My World clip lasted longer, and if the closing titles of the previous programme were included, I might just be able to date this - but, alas, it's pretty much undateable with what we have here.
Feels like the music I'd hear in a lift.
@RobinCarmody Unfortunately, Robin - that's all there is to the recording. I think it is prior to Autumn 1976 (when I believe the My World 'jigsaw globe' titles were introduced), and it's a latish version of the lightspots - so I'd guess 1975-76 school year.
I believe this recording is from 1975.
I think this could be 1975 actually because that's this piece of music, Beadle-Um-Bo by the Regency Orchestra (but written by Norman Warren) was used. I only know this having researched it last year - I was only four at the time.
Good piece of detective work!!! I was 4 back then too!!! But I was and still am in the STV broadcast area.
I must be a year older than both of you as I was five in 1975 and started infant school then. Never knew what this tune was called or its composer!
@mistofoles It's actually called "Les Trois Chats" on the sleeve.
FYI - Have added (and credited) this link to the ITV Schools Archive Tumblr I've started: itvschoolsarchive.tumblr.com/
Is there a lot of "lightspots" footage out there, or is this pretty much it?
Eine Kleine Swipe and Eldorado are missing from this sequence.
groovy tune :)
7:55 Yes? What?
Everyone's gettin' fat except Mama Cass...!
Seriously, this clip sends chills down the spine!
The second song is called "THE THREE CATS"?
"Three Cats" almost sounds like something David Rose would have composed. Certainly reminiscent of his musical style.
It's called - Les Trois Chats by Norman Warren,from The Regency Music Library LP ,Titled - Light Background Vol 1
@@ROBDV-7-9-6-5 - That is what I said (In translation) is it not ? :P
@@mistofoles Yes,..True. ..I was just giving you the actual Title,Artist & Details incase you were trying to search for it
@@ROBDV-7-9-6-5 I see, thank you. Being an amateur musician, I may do so :)
Spring Term 1974.
bollocks!
God. When you'd be off in February or October and they'd replay the schools programmes all over again. Thank god we don't have to endure this anymore.
The repeats would have given school teachers time to record school programming at home on their VHS recorders during the school holidays to be use for lesson once students return to classroom after their 1 or 2 week break.
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